Pocket-case for calling-cards.



w. c. CUTLER POCKET CASE FOR CALLING CARDSr APPLICATION FILED JAN. 23' I917.

' Patentedlflec. 4; 191?.

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barren wrunralvricfeurnna, sman; GLENDALE, (m mmal H roeKE'r-cnsn roe ounrlmeeeans.

- Specificationof Letters Patent.

f Patented nee. 4r, rein Application filed January 23; 1917. Serial No. 144,078. i

which can 'be disposed into ready made card 15' case's withoutflhaving to change such card case; to provlde athrow whichvcan be d1sposed 1na ready madecard case operatlng by the automatically opening/of the topof such card case; the invention consisting 1n the construction, combination and arrange ment of devices hereafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figural 1s a vertical sectionfof my device.

FigJQ isa section onnline 2 42 of Fig. 1

-' the shifting means' pushedin.

Fig."3 is a similar section, the top of the case beginning to open and: thereby tilting 1 the shiftingmeans ready "to throw outa V 9 We posed inthecase Fig; 4 1s a horizontal cross section online ofFig s. 1 and 3. i i x Similar numbers refer-"to" similar parts "throughoutthe papers.

ill he card-=casec0mfrlsesla body part1 and the top part2 hingedlyiconnected at '3. T

-:An'engagingmemberor-lock 1 is attached 1 "to-the lower or body part of the case as indicatedat 5; A" push button 6is disposed between the engaging member 4 and the case projectingthrough the case toward the out side. The end? "oftheengaging member is rormee to engagewi th the lug or reinforcement 8 iprovidedon the top or cover part 2 V Fig. 2 withinthe the slot ofthe plate 9and the shifting bar moves to the starting posilowenor body part of the; case having a a 1 slot 10 and the two bent edges 11 and 12. A spring 13*is placed between the bent edge 11; and thei'wall of the case extendingwithv pt thejcase. a r

9: is removablyi disposed in the thei upper end li'into the top part of the case formed to open the top; or cover when-- never the cover is released by the push-button .rtifromtheengaging member' l."

at the top end 16 to engagewith eardswhen such are disposed in-the case; The lower end 4 17 is bent projecting through the slot and is also provided with lugs 18 engaging behind the plate 9prevent1ng the shifting bar from falling out of the slot." An extension end 19 is formed on the bentend 17 of the shifting ban forming the pivot for connecting 1 an operatlng rod to the shifting bar. The

operating rod 20, being pivotally connected by the extension end 19 of the shifting} bar with the lower end, is also pivotally co11- neoted withthe upper end to the cover2; of the caseas indicated at 21; p a

"The'oards are disposed in the compartment between the plate 9 and theouter wall 22 of the case, see Fig. 2, the space formed between the plateQ and the; outer wall 23 being used for the operating mechanism and spring. r

1 Having filled the case with calling cards,

the top over to the position shown in dotted as thepointed end- 16 comes then into touch with the one card in the case nearest to the pointed end 16, this card isshifted out of the case toa suitableextent tobe taken as v the operating rod islifted to such anextent ,bybeing attached to the top at 21, aswillbe understood fromullig. 1,;tlne pivot 21 on the y a'push on the button 6 releases the t0p2,- Y and the spring 13 with the top 611C114: turns closed cover moving up to the position indicated in dotted lines on the opened cover.

'Having taken that one card, the cover can be pressed down to-the. closed positiom automatio ally pushing back the shifting bar 15, this not even scratching; the cards in the case as the operating rod 20 naturallytilts the shifting bar to theposition shown in tion within the slot of the plate 9.

1 Aslot 241s provided in the top2 otthe I.

case, allowing the cards to move upwardly before the top is entirely opened, as 1 prefer-to havethe casein about the size to in close the cards without leaving much space within the ease between the cards and the lid of the case. When opening thecase, how- Slidingly mounted inthe slot10 of the plate 9 is a shittingbarl which ispointed ever, such construction 3 would naturally the hingedly connected end of the lid if no 7 card'swithont having to open .the cardcase tally, asone corner ofthe shifted cardnaturally points out .off the card'ease through i the: slot after a short; movement I of the card bringingthe cards close to 1 the card-shifting means and below the slot; 24 in the. top. Having thns described my invention, I

'shi iiting n eans,whenjthe card may be taken outof the case by hand, through the'slot. Aspring'25 is provided inside of the case olaim zf i H'flw ard'case of the typedescribed a plate-"having the longitudinal edges bent forming engaging-members for removably fitting into the card-case and having also a :slot longitudinally ii -the pl ate,"and' card {throwing means slidingly mounted for tilting' movement in combination with the slidingm'ovenient in the slot of the plate, the

P membenpreventing f -bythe card throwing means.

said plate being spaced from one side of the case' b-y thebent edges'for inclosing the card throwing means 'it'orming a card'protecting a spoiling 'o-f the cards 2; Ina cardjcase' of the type described a plate having the longitudinal edges bent forming 'engaging m'embers for removably fitting into the card case and having also a slot longitudinally in the plate, 'a card shiftingbar slidingly fitting in theslot projecting' toward the cards whensuel'i are insert- 40 agiiig with the plate and having also means "edi-n the case havii'igmean's slidingly enfor tilting the shiftingbar toward the cards fi iifthejcase and operating means engaging @Wlth the card shifting'means and the lid I of the ease.

In a' card ease of the type described a plate "h'aviiigj-thei longitudinal" edges bent .ifor'min'g engaging" members" for reinovably fitting" into the, card caseand having' also a slot longitudinally in the pl ate',"card' shifting means slidingly and tiltingly mounted in'the V slot, and a spring inserted between the bent yedgesof theplate and the casethe'reby lock- "mg the platejin the case.

4:. In a card case of the type described a v 1-,plat'e hai ingjtwo edges parallel 'to each other i bentforming spacing and engaging members and having also a slot in the plate par- *allel to thebent 'edge s,,a spring inserted between one of thebent edges andthe case for V holding the plate ina fiXed 'position', and cardshifting*nieans-slidingly and tilt'in'gly mounted, in the slot in the plate and having means for automatically operating" the card shifting means when opening the case 5. In a card case comprising a body member, a top member and a locking means, a plate having two edges parallel to each other bent forming spacing and engaging members and having also a slot in the plate pa 1'- allel to the bent edges, a spring inserted between one of the bent edges and the body shifting bar disposed in the space formed by the spacing members on the plate slidingly engaging with the plate, and operat ing means disposed in the space formed by the spacing members engaging with the,

shifting bar and the ease top member.

6. In a card case of the type described a plate removably engaging'within the body member of the case having a slot formed therein, a card shifting bar slidingly and tiltingly mounted in the slot of the plate having engaging means formed on the free end projecting toward the cards when such are disposed in such cases, operating means connected to the card shiftingpbar with one end and to the top member of the case with the other end normally holding the engaging member of the card shittingbar,disengaged from the cards in such cases, the shifting bar being slidingly held on the lower end while the free upper end with the card engaging means forms the gravity means by which the card shifting bar is caused to fall with the card engaging means toward the cards when released by the operatingm'eans when the card case is opened.

7. In a card case comprising a body member and a top member hingedly connected to the body member having also a locking means opposite to the hinge, a plate removably disposed inthe body member of the case, the plate having a slot in the direction toward the opening of the case, a card shiftingmembcr of the width ofthe slot in the plate slidingly fitting with the longitudinal edges within the slot, the upper end of the card" shifting member terminating in a pointed end for engaging with the cards disposed in the case, the lower end of the card shifting meinber'being bent projecting behind the plate, lugs being formed on the longitudinal edges ofthe bent lower end engaging behind the plate preventing the card shiftin g member from disengaging from the plate, the bent end of the card shifting 'niember terminating in a pin,- and an-operating rod engaging with one end with the ber of the case having also a slot provided I therein, a card shifting bar fitting With its longitudinal edges slidingly in the slot having means on one end slidingly engaging with the plate While the long free end of the card shifting bar is formed narrower allowing a tilting of this end toward the cards When such are inserted into the case, and operating means connected to the card shifting bar and the top member of the case.

9. In a card case comprising a body member and a top member, a plate having means removably engaging Within the body member of the case having also a slot provided therein, a card shifting bar fitting With its longitudinal edges slidingly in the slot having tWo lugs formed on one end engaging slidingly behind the plate and having also a short extension end beyond the engaging lugs, the main part of the shifting bar forming a tilting member having a pointed end projecting toward the cards When such are disposed in the case, and an operating bar connected to the short extension end of the shifting bar With one end and with the other end to the top member of the case.

10. In a card case comprising a body memher and a top member, a plate fitting in the body member of the case, card shifting means slidingly mounted on the plate, operating means connected to the card shifting means and to the top member of the case, and a spring secured inside of the case opposite to the card shifting means and the plate, the top member being provided With a slot in a position to allow the card thrown out of the case by the shifting means to slip out of the case through the top member before the top member is entirely opened.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

WILLIAM C. CUTLER.

Witnesses v O'r'ro II. KR-UEGER, C. MrrsoHLnR.

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